About this site
Origins
I saw Eric Thal in the tv mini series Samson and Delilah and decided that l would be interested in casting him in one of my future film projects. I immediately went to my computer and started doing research to find out more about him. I was surprised and disappointed to discover that no one had created a website for him and all that existed on the web were outdated filmographies, naked pictures and gossip in discussion forums that he was gay.
I joined various groups who specialise in facts / trivia about films and actors to see if anyone knew anything more about him. What agency he was with, profile/biography etc. No one knew anything and one guy even had the cheek to say that Eric's career was taking a nose dive because the last film Eric made according to his (outdated) records was a few years ago.
I was nearly discouraged from continuing my search for info until l came up with the idea of creating a web site and hoping that people would submit info/leads for me to look into.
It took me an hour to build. I put a guestbook on the site and waited to see if anyone would respond. When no one wrote anything in the guestbook, l thought maybe he only had a handful of fans. When l put the web counter in to monitor the number of people visiting l was shocked to discover that despite the fact that no one was writing anything in the guestbook, nearly 1,000 people from around the world visited the site in the first week that the site went on line!
Encouraged by the idea/fact that l was not the only person who noticed that he had talent l decided to continue updating and searching for info on him. No one submitted any info so l had to search for small nuggets on the internet and pay a company a small fee ($4) to get his profile.
The experience of working on this site, reading the comments that people have submitted has given me insight into the different ways in which he has touched people with his work to the extent that other people like myself who work in the film industry want to work with him.
I just hope that this site will help to provide positive coverage on this talented actor amongst the sea of naked pictures / gossip and give film makers / casting directors the oportunity to find out more about him while considering their line up.
This site was put up online on October 29 2000
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